Adaptation process
“I feel great. Having had the chance to play, I feel more a part of the team and the overall mood is much better. When I first arrived here it was difficult as I didn’t understand the language. However, I’m much better now, I understand more, although I still struggle to speak Spanish. I now comprehend the coach’s instructions, and I can also ask him questions if I need to.”
Hard work and experience
“It’s great when people speak well of you, but I understand that I need to be tougher in training sessions, as I’ve entered a very strong championship in Europe. I’ve had the experience of playing many matches with BATE Borisov, whereas here I’ve only played a match and a half. If I get to play 10 games, then we’ll talk more about my performance.”
Team
“We didn’t get off to a good start, but if we analyse the matches you can see that we did play well, but luck wasn’t on our side. The only thing I can say is that we need to win whatever happens (against Rayo) and the coach will show us how.”
Playing for Belarus
“When I first got here it attracted a lot of attention in my country. It then calmed down a bit, but now that I’ve played two matches, the people remember me. For example, when messages have appeared on social media in Belarus when I was going to play, people were excited to see me in action. Playing for your country is a great honour for any player.”
